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By Saeed Naqvi The massacre in Paris is not just a French or a Western tragedy. It has caused universal outrage. And yet the global media’s coverage of the horror tends to give the West...

Washington: In a significant step toward expanding research opportunities aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and reducing its dependence on Russian launch facilities, NASA has ordered California based-company SpaceX to launch astronauts from US soil....

Gulbarga: India’s Prerna Bhambri lived up to her top billing to come from a set down and defeat unseeded compatriot Riya Bhatia 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the singles crown at the Gulbarga ITF $10,000...

Panaji: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Saturday condemned the decision of FTII students to take their protest to the inaugural ceremony of the prestigious 46th edition of the International...

Mumbai: The central bank’s attempts to curb volatility in rupee value and to maintain its competitiveness helped India’s foreign exchange (Forex) kitty to gain 780.9 million, experts said on Saturday. Overall, the Forex reserves stood...

“Man develops breasts from eating chicken,” said the headline of a report sent to me by a reader in China. I was about to dismiss it as an urban legend when a journalist colleague said...

United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined his concern over the blocking of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border and the adverse impact on the humanitarian operations post the devastating quake in April, his...

Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of Asean summit. “The bilaterals amidst the multilateral. Modi meets Premier Li Keqiang for his first engagement,” Vikas...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted searches at several places in three states, including Delhi, in connection with the money laundering probe against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. “The searches were...

New Delhi: Vowing to take their relations to a “higher level”, India and China on Friday agreed to “increase cooperation on counter terrorism mechanism” and law enforcement. Home Minister Rajanth Singh, on a six-day visit...

Panaji: An unseasonal shower failed to dampen the inauguration of the 46th edition of the International Film Festival of India, which opened in Goa Friday, even as a couple of FTII students staged a minor...

New Delhi: There are 20 Indians in the five-star hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako where gunmen on Friday took 170 people hostage, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. “#MaliAttack: Acc’g to current info there...

Bamako: At least three people were killed on Friday as gunmen took 170 people hostage inside a five-star hotel in Mali’s capital, Bamako. The Radisson Blu hotel chain said two armed men locked in 140...

In a major relief to aspiring chartered accountant candidates, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to provide "opt-out" option to a candidate in the CA exams scheduled...

Bengaluru: India Test captain Virat Kohli has said that there is no set combination in the team and that everyone is ready to put their hand up and perform whenever needed. After winning the first...

Los Angeles: Indian-American Pixar artist and director Sanjay Patel’s animated short film “Sanjay’s Super Team” has been shortlisted amongst 10 animated short films to advance in the voting process for the upcoming 88th Academy Awards....

Bamako: A hostage situation developed as gunmen attacked a hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday, the media reported. Two people have “locked in” 140 guests and 30 employees at the Radisson Hotel, the company...

Mumbai: A Mumbai magistrate on Friday extended the judicial custody of the three prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case till December 3. Simultaneously, the murder case has now been committed to a Special...

Hong Kong: Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said he was concerned that the fall in public and private investment in India would affect the country’s economic growth. “On the growth front,...

Patna: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar, who led the Grand Alliance to victory in the assembly elections, on Friday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the fifth time. Overseen by Governor...